they chat on facebook. >> european blond, exactly what anwar wanted, and she asked me if i knew anwaraki and if i could help her to get married. >> awlaki's mujahadin secrets show storm he's hooked. so far i'm interested. please update me on the sister situation. if you could try to speed up her travel into yemen. through storm, awlaki and aminah exchange encrypted e-mails. it's a match. they agree to marry. they will come through austria for a rendezvous with aminah. they will meet at the bus station. it's storm's most important spy mission so far. he can't afford any mistakes. but almost immediately, he's disobeying the cia. according to storm, the american agents have a very specific plan. walk past this bakery. take aminah to a specific cafe that they have under surveillance. they want the first meeting with aminah here in this cafe. realizing it is selling beer, no place for devout muslim, storm, without checking with his handlers, changes the plan. he brings aminah to a nearby mcdonald's. shows her awlaki's notes on his computer. but the cia agents are angry. storm says they thi

and anwar and his supporters say the allegations are politically motivated. the government released a statement, it goes like this: live to kuala lumpur. it's not just ibrahim saying it was politically motivated, we have a statement from human rights watch, saying it was a corrupt process. in political terms and where he goes now, it's pretty much over. >> indeed. at the age of 67, anwar is headed to the prison about 30km north of kuala lumpur. that's where he will certainly now live out the next five years of the sentence that he's been handed down by the federal court, which is behind me about an hour ago. the decision was made. they were somewhat surprised by supporters and family that gathered. there were many hundreds that gatherred, coming from all over malaysia to support anwar and his family. as soon as the deliberations began from the 5-man bench, it became evident that a guilty verdict was going to be handed down. for more i'm joined by phil robinson part of human rights watch asia. you were in the court earlier today. what is your reaction to the v

-- political end to anwar ibrahim.s this his acquittal has been overturned and will serve five years in prison. rosemary? >>> we turn to europe now. the former chief of the international monetary fund is set to testify at a sex ring trial in northern france. dominic strauss-kahn is accused of helping procure prostitutes for second pears. strauss-kahn has admitted to attending pears but denies knowing prostitutes were involved. prostitution is not illegal if france but pimping is. if convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. >>> a deadly accident in california involving former olympic champion bruce jenner. why police think it could be months before they know what caused the crash. ♪ music ♪ ...the getaway vehicle! for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. grandpa bode, grandma said you used to be out of control. really... i guess i did take some risks. anncr: bode, bode miller!!! trained a little bit differently. a little too honest sometimes. the media is useless. you were out of control. but

this is a case about a young man who was a young age anwar ibrahim and he alleged that he was forcednonconsensual sex with his employer that is a very serious charge. that's why the prosecution took it seriously. that's why there is a prosecution at all. it isn't just the prosecution for sodomy. it was because it was sexual assault. that is why it went so far. that is why it went through the allegation was first made in 2008. the trial has been going on from 2010 until now and it's finally went through the whole process. >> when we have amnesty international and human rights watch within the last few hours saying this is a traverse city of justice and politically motivated and australian government among others saying that there has been a conspiracy here have they been hoodwinked all of these people by anwar ibrahim's case and talking about his innocence? >> i think that generally internationally there is an eagerness to accept the case that the opposition has been putting not just in this but everything. i mean the narrative really has been the same since 1998 when anwar ibrahim's

malaysia's federal court on tuesday upheld anwar's five-year prison sentence. he was viewed in the 1990s as the likely successor to then pima their mohamud. it disqualifies him from running for election for the next 100 years. hundreds of his supporters gathered outside the court's building. >> translator: we had high hope that's an war would make changes. but if he is imprisoned, who else can we count on? >> sodomy is considered illegal in muslim majority malaysia. in an interview with nhk in december anwar criticized the trial, saying it was about politics, not justice. >> well of course it is fabricated, politically motivated charge. as in the previous charge of sodomy, only applicable to me. >> anwar was deputy prime minister under mahathir. he was driven out of office over differences in economic policies. he was later convicted of abuse of power and sodomy in an earlier case. he spent six years in prison. anwar has been seen as the biggest threat to malaysia's political establishment. he led a three-party opposition alliance in a lower house election in 2

anwar ibrahim jailed after a conviction for sodomy. the ruling party bjp the anticonstruction adne party. plus. >> i'm imtiaz tyab, in the occupied settlement of hebron imposing taxes on their palestinian neighbors. >> pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine says they have surrounded a town called debaltseve. many believe are strategically important. fight arers have caught off the main supply road into this government-held down which is in between the separatist towns of luhansk and donetsk. the ukrainian army denies this happening. says there is still fighting going on. charles stratford in the opportunity of ooglegorsk, i don't know if you can determine if the town is taken over by the pro-russians but there is a battle going on i would guess. >> just to clarify we are in a town yanakev-e near the town of debaltseve. we have just spoken to a separatist commander here, and he indeed tells us that debaltseve is completely surrounded by separatists. the ukrainian military are denying this and saying there are ongoing battles in and

the case divided public and political opinion. >> reporter: this is anwar ibrahim. he has been walking in and out of court for over a decade trying to clear his name. his previous acquittal was overturned in march. now guilty of sodomy and sentenced to prison for five years, he's been on bail tending to the final appeal.

it's this court that will have the final say on anwar's future. whatever the decision it's inevitable that a new chapter is about to be written in the anwar ibrahim story. changing direction on malaysian politics and the reaction of its people to this event. >>> now completely different, british sijer song wish -- singer songwriter sam smith enjoyed a great night at the grammy awards. taking home two awards. >> reporter: it's music's biggest night and the big winner at the 57th grammy awards was british soul singer sam smith. his ballad was song of the year. the 22-year-old break-out proxer won best new artist and best pop vocal album. >> thank you, it's the best night of my life. a quick call. the man who the record is about, who i fell in love with last year thank you so much for breaking my heart, because you got me four grammy's. >> it wasn't exactly a clean sweep. top trophy for album of the year went to american rocker. >> we made the record at my house for the most part. i'd like to thank my kids for letting me wait a bit extra longer. >> l

of charges of having sex with a male assistant and anwar ibrahim say it's politically motivated anded the court of being partners in crime for the murder of judicial independence and integrity, he vowed to continue his struggle. and we report. >> reporter: hundreds of people arrived at malaysia top court on tuesday morning, chanting their slogans and waving party flags in support of anwar ibrahim, the convicted leader of the opposition. the former deputy prime minister arrived with his family friends and party officials. together they heard the five meniscal led by chief justice dismiss anwar ibrahim's appeal and court ruled there was overwhelming evidence he sodomized his personal assistance in 2008. news of the victim and the upholding of the five-year sentence angered his supporters. >> i'm just disgusted by how they will do anything in the power to bring down one man in the country up to like raping the whole judiciary system. >> some say that we need to have a good argument good evidence and it's up to the judges. >> reporter: the government issued a statement, the police repor

together they heard the five-man court lead by the chief justice dismiss anwar's appeal.rt ruled that there was overwhelming evidence that he sodomized his personal assistant in 2005. news of the verdict and the sentence angered his supporters. >> i'm just disgusted by how they will do anything in their power to bring down one man, you know in the country, up to like raping the whole judiciary system. >> some say that we need to have good argument good evidence, but, again, it's up so the judges. >> reporter: the government issued a statement: the authorities were taking no chances with security. when we spoke to anwar on monday at his final support rally, he was upbeat. >> there is no basis for them to even consider the slightest possibility of a conviction. i'm innocent and i expect to be freed. >> reporter: that's something human rights campaigners had always -- also expected >> it shouldn't be a crime first point. and second point it's selective prosecution, going after someone because they are politically prominent, a thorn in the side of the government and someone t

anwar ibrahim jail for five years after losing his final appeal against a conviction for sodomy. and once a contender for french president, dominique strauss-kahn takes the stand for on charges of aggravated camping -- pimping. welcome to the show. tensions are high and talks are aimed at the escalating the ukraine crisis. the german foreign minister saying he hopes there will be no explosion of violence in the hours before the wednesday meeting. next the leaders of russia, ukraine, and germany will be in that city to hammer out what they hope will be the details of a lasting cease-fire for eastern ukraine. just ahead of the talks, both separatists and government troops launch new offensive to gain territory. ukraine's president has called the minsk talks the last chance for a true cease-fire. >> separatist challenge the ukraine headquarters. a second salvo struck arrested until area more than 50 kilometers from the front line. >> the noise was just terrible. i looked up and thought it was a plane firing. the shelling lasted probably about 10 minutes. >> the clashes have raised d

anwar and his supporters insist the ruling is politically motivated. sahaal raman has more. >> anwar ibb hiv's appeal has been overthrown, he continues to say he is innocent and the fight continues. those were his words in court. he was flanked by his family and friends and party officials but the larger questions now remain as to how the malasian public will react to this verdict. what happens to the loose coalition that he heads and will his wife be able to take on the mantle of leading the political party that he is a part of? these are all questions that will be answered in the coming days and weeks. more importantly this case has received great criticism internationally. it will be interesting to see how the international diplomatic community react to this verdict and how if turn the prime minister's office here in malaysia reacts too. they were very quick to issue a statement on the result of that verdict and prime minister's office has gone through an exhaustive process and the case was brought by an individual not government. they are not what

anwar denies the charge. after the ruling he told cnn he will keep fighting for freedom and justice. >>> let's return now to the crisis in ukraine. the e.u. has delayed new sanctions against russia to give diplomacy a time to work. the kremlin says russia will not be bullied. russian president vladimir putin is now in cairo. and that's also where cnn's ian lee is. ian, the u.s. decision on whether or not to supply arms to ukraine is on hold as is the option as we mentioned, to apply tighter sanctions on russia all in an effort to give diplomacy a chance. russia's president doesn't appear to be responding to this form of pressure. so what's his likely next move here? >> reporter: we know that he's coming to this region to get greater support, to really cement other relationships outside of the region. with the u.s. and the e.u. playing hardball with the russians he's looking for allies and support in other areas. here in egypt he's receive a very warm reception from the egyptian president. they're going to dis

malaysia 's opposition leader anwar ibrahim loses his appeal in a trial that has lasted 15 years. >> welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. i'm shilli gauche. nigeria says they will destroy all boko haram camps in six weeks. president obama says he doesn't whether to arm ukrainian forces. angela merkel pushes for a dploiks solution. ann waanwar ibrahim has lost his rm appeal. upheld the conviction, anwar and his supporters insist the allegations are politically motivated. south of the malasian kuala lumpur. >> made it very clear there was overwhelming evidence to dismiss the appeal made by anwar ibb him. supported the ibrahim. there had been no political interference. this had been a actuality case for malaysia to deal with and for ibrahim an his team it is the end of the road. he has now been found guilty and he will go to jail, certainly as a minimum of five years and upwards from that. there were tears of everyone, he managed to hug his granddaughter before he was led away but now the debate will begin in the largeer malasian circles politically and in society a

anwar's purge. today, such scenes are less likely. but malaysians also know that jailing this clever charismatic politician once again is unlikely to end his influence on this country's politics. jonathan head, bbc news kuala lumpur. >> talking about another breaking saga. evidence of how britain's biggest banks helped clients reduce their cash bills has been obtained by us the bbc, because the panorama program has seen documents showing how hsbc's private bank in switzerland helped some clients evade taxes by hiding their income. now, client account details dating from 2007 were leaked by a whistle-blower. the hsbc is among a handful of banks to face fair criminal prosecution in recent years for its role in a swiss banking system that allowed clients to conceal income. the bank says it is now fundamentally changed its procedures, so let's take a look at this. because how has the law been broken? to answer that question we need to take a look at the difference between tax evasion and tax avoid avoidance. the distinction is importance.

. >> we're waiting to hear whether opposition leader anwar ibrahim will return, anwar returned to court, he says he's innocent and sodomy acts are politically motivated. homosexual acts are considered illegal in malaysia. >> this is anwar ibrahim. he has been walking in and out of court for a decade trying to clear his name. his previous acquittal was overturned in march. now guilty of sodomy and sentenced to prison for five years, he's on bail pending the appeal. being removed from office, it was 1997, and he was the deputy prime minister. charged and convicted he spent several years in jail until the verdict was partially overturned in 2004. whether he was released on -- when he was released on appeal. he is a charismatic and divisive figure in malasian politics. >> as long as this case is pending and hanging over his head he probably wouldn't be able to focus 100% in leading this country towards change. he is still seen as the most significant political leader to bring this country to a better place. >> he has been a traditionally plan figure among young people and those disaffected

. >> this is anwar ibrahim. now guilty of sodomy and sentenced to prison for five years he's been on bail pending this final appeal. allegations of sodomy were raised shortly after falling out with the ruling party. it was 1997 and he was the deputy prime minister. charged and convicted he spent several years in jail until the verdict was partially overturned in 2004 when he was released on appeal. he is a cares maltic figure. the government will be concerned if anwar clears his name. >> as long as this case is pending and hanging over his head he probably wouldn't be able to focus 100% in leading this country towards chain -- change. he is still seen as the most charismatic political figure to bring this country to change. >> those disaffected with a government that's been in power for over 50 years. often speaking about the change he can offer thousands are willing to listen to him. at gatherings like this in the capital. >> students are future leaders if i'm not going to be here to help them to defend them wh

anwar and his former employee. but many people don't believe this because although sodomy is illegal even if it is consensual. very few people are ever charged or prosecuted for it and mr. anwar has faced two of these trials and that's why they believe these trials are designed to get mr. anwar out from politics. this verdict means he will not be able to run in the next election. so effectively malaysia's opposition power is in doubt. >> jennifer in kuala lumpur. >>> the lone man in the trial at the center of therial will see if he will be convicted of charges of the 2012 sinks. 32 people died when it sailed too close to an island and hit rocks. the costa concordia left its planned route for a sail by in 2012. the captain did spot the rock but it was too late. the turn ripped a gaping hole in this stern of the ship. water flooded into the hole and the power quickly failed. prosecutors say it was only by luck the ship drifted back to the reef where it tipped violently on to its right side. the bbc's alan johnson has

this is a final say on anwar's future. whatever the decision, it is possible that a new chapters is about to be written in the anwar story. verdicts may change the direction of malaysian politics. >> let's take a check on the whether. it's rob, and the front across mongolia causing son kern. >> there's interesting weather. we n don't go to this part of the world. almost nothing except for a streak of cloud. more importantly it's where it's going. because it's heading towards that area. the temperature drops down to minus 40. the two are the same at that level. that's a cold place on earth. it changes. it leaks out, across the sea of chappan. you might guess the roult. when it gets to that position it's across fairly warm waters. wump up the cloud and you get huge amount of precipitation, it's so cold and there's the low currently responsible. japan is not a stranger. it's been really knowy winter. currently on the ground. there's 14 halfway down. there's a lot more to come. not always on the mountains, but mostly thankfull

ibrahim's wife was then the president, had it altogether for the six years that anwar was in jail. i think she will do the same thing again with the help of the leaders of the coalition partners. i'm confidence, because it was done before, and a very difficult conditions, possibly even far more challenging and difficult conditions compared to what we are now experiencing, and she pulled it off. i don't see any reason she can't do it again. we have seats in parliament, we run three states and are in a far more stronger entrenched political condition than we were. >> ok, thank you very much indeed for talking to us, live from kuala lampur. >> a woman in hong kong found guilty for abusing her domestic made from indonesia. her mr.er was found guilty of 18 charges including assault and failure to pay wages. the case sparked protest among more than 300 dom stack workers in hong kong. >> i will get the justice from hong kong. >> there's ban surprise election win for the common man party in india that stunned the ruling hindu party. the leader was congratulated and anti corruption campaign

>> no one is writing anwar's political obituary yet. if he does go to jail will the opposition fragment? if he is acquitted will this clean bill of health embolden the politician with political gains in recent years? it is this court that will have the final say on his future. it is inevitable that a new chapter is about to be written in the anwar ibrahim story. the reaction of its people to this event. sahil raman, al jazeera. >>> calling for an end to the unrest that has killed at least 70 people in the last week alone. transport blockade transportation ministers gather at the university for a sit in. >>> fukushima nuclear plant. the international nuclear agency is reviewing the decommissioning. the energy company tepco said it would not be able to decontaminate water at the site before a march deadline. >>> dealing with population growth is a major challenge for governments around the growth. there are still other places that population decline is an equally important problem. al jazeera went to portland, maine. >> for 80 years this

>> reporter: no one is writing anwar's political obituary yet.if he does go to jail will the opposition fragment? if he's finally acquitted will this clean bill of political health embolden the politician who has made significant gains in recent years. this court will have the final say on anwar's future. a new future will be written. the decision will change the direction of malaysian politics. sahiil ram-an, al jazeera malaysia. >>> ongoing conflict in south sudan is taking a heavy toll on the country as it face is another food crisis. the eunlts united nations says 2.5 million people are on the break of a food crisis. the u.n. also says more than six million people are in need of aid. it is also look after 100,000.civilians trapped inside camps. i talked to the actor forrest whittaker who has just returned from south sudan. >> right now we're at the humanitarian event for south sudan raising moneys for that punch and trying to move ahead of it by getting these foods to certain places before the rainy season comes so a lot easier that people wi

a malaysian court sentenced anwar ibrahim to five years imprisonment. hundreds demonstrated outside the courthouse and they say it's politically motivated. they added support to the argument calling the move disappointing. the united states followed the trail of the opposition leader. the decision to prosecute him and his trial raised concerns regarding the rule of law and independence of the courts. >> anwar was convicted in 2012. this case was launched by a provide individual not the administration, and today's conviction was a matter of due process. the main opposition party is looking for new leadership. >> now for a story off the radar, an usual u that is not getting a lot of media attention. it takes us to nepal. >> they knock them out, steal their organs and steal them on the black market. >> reporter: people here in this village in central nepal say that this man does not have much longer to live. one kidney nailed and the other stolen from him a decade ago. >> translation: my friend asked me to go to india with him. he said i would be fine. i w

and many of whom all asked for alternative in interior's anwar plan in claiming it requires a act of congress even though an act of wilderness requires the very same. the actions seem destined to shut down our trans alaska pipeline, weakening our economy, forcing our state to make steep budget cuts and really violating the promises made to us as state hood and then since then. madam secretary i had hoped that interior's budget would not make this situation any worse but it fails to clear even that low bar. it violates the budget control act, ignoring the statutory caps and proposing new spending as if weed we'd already lifted sequestration. it would impose billions of dollars ow new fees and higher taxes on the oil gas coal and mineral production regardless of the consequences and it it would eliminate off shore revenue sharing which many of us believe should be expanded. the department did not identify realistic off sets for spending requests such as the national park sentcentennial. i personal was stunned to see interior's request increase by almost $1 billion on a net basis with n

she made the plea after her husband anwar ibrahim began to serve a 5-year sentence. supporters insist the charges are politically motivated. >> police in the philippines show that d.n.a. test results show a senior member of a group linked to al qaeda has been killed. marwan was the tart of a raid that ended in the death of dozens of commandos. there was a report on the end of a police hunt that lasted a decade. >> reporter: he was one of south-east asia's most wanted men. known as marwan. he was a member of a group tied. they set a bounty on his head. he was a u.s. educated engineer who spent time in afghanistan and pakistan. wanted for the murder of a member of parliament in malaysia he was one of the suspects behind the bombing of tourists in bali in indonesia. he has evaded arrest by hiding in the southern philippines. >> this woman has been following the movements and says it was the perfect haven. >> zon eeshia malaysia the southern philippines were similar enough. he spoke the languages, he had three filipino wives, won whom was the of the leader. so this means

anwar lost his final appeal. reporters insist that the charms are politically motivated. >> in vietnam, a milthy waterway running through the heart of the city has been transformed. the clean up making the city a model or improving urban infrastructure. >> reporter: enjoying the air and screw was unthinkable when this person grew up. family lived along the banks of the canal for 50 years. >> translation: the water was black. there were mosquitos all over the place. after they removed the mud, it cleaned the air. >> reporter: the transformation took more than dredging and trash removal. this was a phase of a politically and technical plan by the government. the goal to clean-up and reconstruct the canal for 1.2 million people. >> it took a decade to complete it. >> the improvement on the surface is obvious. along the canal that snakes through the center of the city. it's 56 lines that makes it work. this phase cost 316, nearly 80% came from world back loans. >> our project is a large scale operation with these sol

malaysia 's opposition leader anwar ibrahim loses his appeal in a trial that has lasted 15 years. >> welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. i'm shilli gauche. nigeria says they will destroy all boko haram camps in six weeks. president obama says he doesn't whether to arm ukrainian forces

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. > >>> anwar ibrahim gaoled for five years after losing a last-chance appeal against his conviction for sodomy >>> good to have you with us on al jazeera. coming up in the next 30 minutes - setback for india's ruling b.j.p. facing a rout in the state elections in delhi. at the hand of the anti- anticorruption party. allied worses will destroy all

i find it really interesting, even though it seems when we think about the case of anwar al alaw key, whatever we want without letting citizenship get in the way. would this extend to domestic enemies? could this very easily be something that the wrong administration would abuse? are you really comfortable with giving government the power to take away people's citizenship without them having been convicted of a crime? >> we're really talking about people who would take up arms with a foreign terrorist organization. i understand those are serious groups too. we're talking about individual americans who are actively joining up with a foreign terrorist organization. during the second world war i, we had people in our country who fought with the nazis during the war. that was considered an expay treuating act, a voluntarying relinquishment of one's citizenship. the same should be applied to one who joins isis, al qaeda, or an affiliated group. remember, there are over 3,000 european citizen wos are now signed up with isis. there are over 150 americans who have signed up with isis or other

to the east, anwar to the west, the national petroleum reserve. to the north, and he's making it so that no more oil can go in that pipeline. if not enough flows down that pipeline, it has to close down and you get to dan's point all the hydrocarbons are left in the earth. the environmentalists would be thrilled. >> all right. so we did also get a keystone pipeline vote, 16-32 in the senate, i think 63 votes i think, if the republicans had been there. but still four short of a veto override. but significant. first time it's passed. what happens next, joe? >> i think it goes to the white house. i think it gets vetoed. it bounces back to congress, and i think they'll kind of have to negotiate how much time they want to spend on this issue. i think he's really dug in here. >> the president has? >> the president. sees this as an attack on white house authority. i don't think we're going to see a lot of movement on this issue. >> he'll never approve the pipeline, you think? you don't think he ever will? >> every ceo that comes into our office says he's

citizen anwar awlaki was linked to the failed times square bombing the underwear bomber that attemptedblow up a plane and a massacre at fort hood which killed 13. >> he was killed in yemen in 2011 by a predator hell fire missile. but he lives on through this man's abdullah shay even after spending time in a yemeni present on behalf of al-awlaki he announced his support for caliphate press to nearly 10,000 followers on twitter. he tweeted this photo of himself with awlaki. they have taken it to social media to a whole new level. >> they use all platforms everything from facebook to twitter to yelp restaurant recommendations in syria. because they use all of these different platforms they get a lot of access to the younger set. >> richard rin noeldz is a retired army officer investigating terrorists and network of contact. >> we see perhaps as many as 125 different languages being used by isis and isis accounts. >> people may not have homes or jobs or cars, but every one has a phone. >> right. you know, isis has a media center. >> seems to me that isis almost has a rapid response team an

he emailed anwar prior to the shooting. they emphasized the benefits will be a lifeline after the administration thrown up loss to prevent the purple heart designation. >> they wanted it to be swept under the rug. many of these people had been struggling mightily since this event took place and since they had been given a back and a hand by their own government. (?) >> the army said the purple heart strict eligibility criteria had prevented the military from recognizing the victims any sooner. the secretary of the army said it's an appropriate recognition of their service and sacrifice. lou. lou: katherine, thank you. catherine herridge. the fort hood victims received good news today. hundreds of workers in california are regal from thereelingfrom the news that they're losing their jobs. those losing their jobs blame president president obama's open borders policy and unilateral position to bring in millions of illegal immigrants. (?) >> last week, president obama promised executives in india the us would continue to welcom

the return leg taking place on march the 18th >>> the cricket world cup a century from the anwar rescued ireland. 106 saw him enter the history books as the first player to post a world cup century. it appears to be a formidable title. 185/5 after 40 overs. >> novak djokovic made a winning start to his championships campaign, the world number one playing a first match. disposing of canada's 6-4, 6-4. >> now, lydia go returned to new zealand. the youngest golfer to hit the rank aring. will compete in the open. there will be first. this is special. she's back to play in new zealand for the first time as the world's number one women's golfer. >> to be in that position is great, it's freight to share it with all the people in new zealand. the 17-year-old became the youngest player to reach the number one ranking last year. she sealed her position with a victory in the australian open on sunday. the rise to the top coming as no surprise to her former coach. guy wilson says she'll continue to improve, but the pressure on her would increase. >> she hasn't failed yet. winning enough events to le

citizen anwar al-awlaki the attempt by the underwear bomber the thwarted attacks of fort 6 and fort hood 13. >> awlaki was killed in yemen in 2011 by a predator hell fire missile. he lives on through abdullah shay. even after serving time in prison for his actions on behalf of awlaki he recently announced his support for caliphate press to nearly 10,000 followers on twitter. he also tweeted this photo of himself with awlaki. isis has taken social media to a whole new level. >> isis uses all flat storm -- platforms everything from facebook to twitter to yelp restaurant recommendations in syria. because they use all of these different platforms they get a lot of access to the younger set. >> richard reynolds is a retired army officer who spent half of his career in the middle east investigating terrorists. >> we see 125 different languages using isis or isis accounts. >> people may not have phones or jobs or cars but they have a phone. >> isis has media centers. >> seems to me like isis has an rapid response team. they have their message up where old style al qaeda can take weeks to respon

when we spoke to anwar on monday at his final support rally, he was upbeat. >> there is no basis forven consider the slightest possibility of a conviction. i'm innocent. and i expect to be freed. >> reporter: that is something human rights campaigners had also expected. the government has prosecuted someone on the basis of a crime that shouldn't be a crime, first. and second it is selective prosecution, essentially going after someone because they are a thorn in the side of the government. >> reporter: and now the party and fragile opposition coalition are looking for a new leader and face an uncertain future. what is clear is the decision made here will be discussed and debated by malaysians for generations to come. >>> india's common man party has swept the delly state elections. it was a blow to the ruling party. faiz jamil has more. ♪ >> reporter: the party is enjoying a second win in these state elections. last time around it formed a minority government but stepped down after only 49 days. it failed to keep its proisz to pass legislation. the party was able to gain such an over

. >> in malaysia protesters have been rallying demanding the release of anwar ibrahim. he says that the charges are politically motivated. >>> one palestinian couple separated for years by the israeli occupation will be spending the day apart yet again in the occupied best bank. we have their story. >> it's become a routine for rashe and dalia. nearly every morning they log on to their computers and video chat with each other for at least an hour. they've been doing this for almost four years after a meeting in a conference in jordan where they quickly fell in love, and soon after decided to get engaged. >> she's so affectionate and climb. dalia is very loving. that's why i want her to be the mother of my children so she can teach them how to be like her. >> but he lives in the occupied west bank while dalia lives in the gaza strip. they need permission to see each other, a request that has been denied. after nearly four years of trying to be united, i asked if she ever feels like giving up? >> at times i get depressed. i feel like i don't want to go on. i think to myse

the manners did a great job in anwar. who helped them out? jordan. we have to go back in that. (?)hose villagers have to know that we're there with him. neil: well-put. captain, always good seeing you. he braved the ice and snow to get here. he's actually a real tough guy. free college, not so free. why we'd all be better off if not all our kids went to college. some just shouldn't. neil: all right. it's time for a cavuto clash. all this talk of free college. in other words, for nothing. conservative commentator ron mike says college is no longer a guarantee for success and giving it away for free would be billions wasted. on people who don't even need it or want it. but mo senior fellow richard benjamin says free college is needed. so they're here now to sort of clash it out. we have the bell there to indicate who is doing well. no i have no idea. ron, you say it's a total waste. why? >> why would we give free community college away when a four-year degree isn't producing results. half the people that graduated from four-year institutions are underemployed, so they're in jobs that

. >>> the five-year prison sentence the opposition leader anwar ibrahim has been met with protests.dreds of protesters demanded his immediate release. he is serving a five-year sentence after his appeal against a sodomy charge was rejected earlier this week. his supporters say the charges are politically motivated. >> a hong kong ferry captain has been guilty of manslaughter. he was acting captain of the sea smooth a passenger fellly that collided with another in 2012. he has been convicted in the deaths of 39 people. the accident has been called the city's worst maritime disaster in nearly 4 decades. >> an overloaded ferry carrying at least 100 muslim pilgrims has capsized in bangladesh. some passengers managed to swim around away to the banks of the pyra river. but at least five people were killed. some passengers are still missing. >> at least 16 people have been killed and 22 injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a freight train in mexico. the crash happened early on friday in the town of anawak near the next co/u.s. border. officials are investigating whether the b

malaysia's anwar is serving his conviction for sodomy or gay sex. they believe it is part of the campaign to discredit him. >>> sending troops to nigeria to fight boko haram. they attacked a prison in the south of the country. >>> the hong kong woman found guilty of brutally mistreating her indonesian maid. the case led to protest by migrant workers. she starved and beat her maid. she will be sentenced later. >>> you are watching gmt. stay with us. coming up in a moment we'll be live in paris to report on two babies switched at birth more than 20 years ago. the families win compensation for the swap. so here's the story of lancaster. the year is 1890. milton hershey has a killer recipe for caramel. flash forward - milton's recipe is reimagined into buttery rich, smooth, surprisingly soft crÈmes. it's lancaster. it's caramel reimagined. >>> now, in may, the indian prime minister burst on the world stage as he swept to victory in national elections. that was eight months ago. now, there are signs the bubble may have not burst, but put a dent in it. he

anwar is now their first player to score a world cup century. in rely until the last ten overs or so when gary wilson, and kevin o'brien stepped up the chase, ireland clenching it with just two wickets. >>> fernando has been released from hospital just three days after crashing his car into a wall during testing. he was being treated for concussion, but made his way home on wednesday cleared of any serious injury. he has confirmed he will miss the final week of testing in barcelona has he recovered. >>> lydia coal has returned home for the first time since reaching the world ranking. wayne haye reports. >> reporter: there have been many firsts in the young career of lydia, but this one is special. she is back home to play in new zealand for the first time as the world's number one women golfer. >> to be in that position is great, and it's great to share it with all of the people here in new zealand. >> reporter: she strengthened her position with victory in the australian open on sunday. [ applause ] >> reporter: her rise to the top has come as

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verified when the video was shot but apparently shows militants attacking an iraqi military post in anwar province showing them seizing more than 30 weapons including heavy machine guns. new this week u.s. and iraqi army are planning a big gochbs offensive to take iraqi's second biggest city away from isis. they dropped weapons and abandon posts as isis militants arrived in moszul. we are live what does the white house say about the campaign? >> u.s. officials believe they may be ahead of where they thought they would be in this point in the broader military campaign against isis, and they are cautiously on the mistake that forces will be ready for a spring offensive. they are quietly hoping for this game plan to take effect over the last several months. now, let me stress here though that this april or may launch date is still tentive thattive and dependent on where the iraqi forces are ready. if they are not completely ready, assessment on the ground is that american troops could need to be forward deployed on the front lines in the role of ground controllers, meaning they would be ther

reporting successfully showed and really reveal the true extent of major mid hasan's relationship with anwar al-awlaki. even his own lawyer told fox news that no question of his mind that his radical view of islam was one of the main drivers of this attack. as a personal note, we've been fortunate enough to interview some survivors from fort hood and these are individuals whose lives will never be the same again. some of them still have bullets in them from major hasan that were never, they were never able to surge clue remove. as one -- yourally remove. one father said to us i gave the army my son and what they gave back to me was not the same individual after fort hood. >> really important to remember that. a credit to your great reporting, catherine as well as the reporting from the pentagon today. we'll see how quickly this takes place. the purple heart will be award to some if not all those injured or killed in the fort hood attack. thank you very much, catherine. >> reporter: you're welcome. gregg: long-time nbc news anchor brian williams making headlines and not in a good way. first h

the cities anwar province where isis has been battling for months and today, according to reuters, isis winning in a spot that is fraught with peril for american troops. let's bring in retired army colonel, thomas lynch, former :special assistant to the joint chief0s staff chairman, now a fellow at the national defense university. he is not here to speak on behalf of the university or the pentagon. this sounds very troublesome sir. this spot that reuters says isis has apparently overtaken, not far from a base where our soldiers are working. >> yes, i think it's a report that bears watching. i think it bears watching in context. the context is this is a fluid situation in iraq. over the balance of the last couple of weeks report is have seen suggest that isis in many different places. there are a number of airstrikes launched against iraqi forces with a debilitating effect on their vehicles, sources of oil revenue and other locations. having said that, they're still -- having been to that air base several times, while i was still in ewan ewan -- uniform, it's 10 to 15 miles away from the